The WellCast

We are kicking off a brand new series on the promises of God. God makes over 7,000 promises in scripture. Today Mike and Jordan look at God's promise that He loves his children unconditionally- so what does that look like? Mike shares his personal experience, and they discuss how we are not the determining factor of how God loves us.

Our World Religions series continues with Hinduism. Mike and Jordan discuss the differences in the structure of beliefs between Christianity and Hinduism, Jordan shares about his time in India, and they discuss whether Christians should practice yoga. How can we as Christians can best engage with and share the Gospel with those of different beliefs?

Our World Religions series continues with Buddhism. Mike and Jordan discuss the tenets of Buddhism, Mike shares about his recent trip to Cambodia, and how we as Christians can best engage with and share the Gospel with those of different beliefs.

In today’s episode, we continue our multi-part series on World Religions by looking at Islam, the youngest major monotheistic religion. Mike and Jordan examine the core differences between Islam and Protestant Christianity and how we, as Christians, can best engage with and share the Gospel with those of different beliefs.

In part five of our series on World Religions, Mike and Jordan examine Judaism. While ancient Judaism should be a familiar religion to most Christians, this episode dives into the modern sects of Orthodox, Conservative, and Reformed Judaism, as well as the key differences between modern Judaism and Christianity. How can we as Christians best engage with and share the Gospel with those of different beliefs?

From the beautiful cathedrals to a history that dates back over 2000 years, there’s something about the Roman Catholic Church that elicits a sense of awe and tradition to all who walk through the door. But what is it that separates the beliefs of a modern day protestant from that of a Catholic? In part four of our world religions series, pastors Mike Cirricione and Jordan Hogue walk us through not just the differences, but also the similarities of the two religions and answer the question of whether or not you can be both a Christian and a Catholic.

Many religions claim to be Christian and it can be hard to tell the difference. In the third  installment of our world religions series, pastors Mike Cirricione and Jordan Hogue walk us through the main beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses, including who they say Jesus is and why we, as followers of Christ, can place our faith in the inerrancy of scripture.

Resources mentioned in today's episode are: jwfacts.com, namb.net. 

In part two of our series on world religions, we take a look at the Mormon faith. What is it, how does it differ from Christianity and what is the best way to lovingly enter into conversations with our friends of the Mormon faith? Hint: it starts with prayer.

Resources mentioned in today’s episode are: Under the Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer and CES Letter: My Search for Answers to My Mormon Doubts by Jeremy Runnells.

Thoughtful might not be the first word that comes to mind as you think of your atheist friends, but chances are, the more you talk to them about what they believe and why, you will discover that it isn’t a conclusion they’ve arrived at nonchalantly. In today’s episode, we kick off a multi-part series on some of the most popular world religions and how we as Christians can best engage with and share the Gospel with those of different beliefs.

Resources mentioned in today's episode are: The Reason For God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism by Timothy Keller, The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That points Toward God by Lee Strobel, Stand to Reason at www.str.org, Cross Examined at crossexamined.org, The Veritas Forum at veritas.org.

When you view someone as a project, walls go up. In the final installment of our four part series on Biblical Sexuality, join us as we walk through what it means to be a deep learner of others, how proximity can break down walls, and what it looks like to be in relationship with people whose beliefs are different than your own.